Cory and Topanga are headed back to television: the " Boy Meets World" spinoff series, " Girl Meets World," has been picked up the by Disney Channel.
Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel will reprise their 'Boy Meets World" roles for the highly anticipated series, which finds the childhood sweethearts grown up and raising their 12-year-old daughter, Riley. Rowan Blanchard, 11, of "Spy Kids: All the Time in the World 4D" and "The Back-up Plan," has been cast to play Riley. The new series, which is scheduled to premiere next year, will follow Riley and her best friend, Maya, played by "Sofia the First" actress Sabrina Carpenter, as they navigate middle school in New York City. The popular coming-of-age sitcom "Boy Meets World" ran for seven seasons on ABC through 2000, showing the exploits of Cory, Topanga, Shawn and Will, and their families and friends, while helping countless teens deal with the awkwardness of their high school years.
Rider Strong, who played Shawn, and Will Friedle, who played Cory's underachieving brother, Eric, have also been spotted on the set of the new series. If you feel this image is in violation of our Terms of Service, please use the following form to have it manually reviewed by a staff member.
Boy Meets World was the sitcom darling of a generation who grew up learning everything about life from one Mr.

When the show went off the air in 2000, it developed a cult following of fans who could recite nearly every line of dialogue and laughed in all the right spots as though it were still the first time they were hearing the lines—myself included.
So when the news broke a couple years ago that creator Michael Jacobs was going to attempt a Disney Channel-hosted sequel featuring Cory and Topanga’s coming-of-age daughter, the internet exploded. Season 1 ended earlier this month and fans won’t have to wait long to see what happens next.
TAGSben savageboy meets worlddanielle fisheldisney channelgirl meets worldmichael jacobsmr. Continue to Gallery Next Previous Next Replay Next Gallery 'Groundhog Day': Where are they now? Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. They'll do so under the watchful eyes of Riley's parents: Cory is the girls' new history teacher and Topanga owns an after-school hangout known for its pudding. Many say it simply can’t hold a candle to the legend of BMW, especially given the network it airs on.

It was the best part of ABC’s TGIF line-up in the late ‘90s and the show I most looked forward to. And here’s what I think—if you’re a true Boy Meets World fan, you’ll give it a chance and take everything you see with a Disney spoonful of sugar.
The sets are wildly colorful and the outfits are outlandish, a Disney Channel show trademark. The two young stars are also singers; in fact, they teamed up to sing the show’s own theme song.